Author: Mary Chastain

Mary Chastain

Mary is the resident libertarian. She covers stories in every vertical, but her favorite thing to do is take on the media. She saw its bias against the right when she was a socialist.

Mary loves the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Blackhawks, tennis, cats, Oxford comma, Diet Coke, and needlework.

Gov. Cuomo Now Dictating Food Portions if You Want to be Served Alcohol

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 24, 2020 38 Comments

The coronavirus is giving those in charge like New York Gov. Cuomo the confidence to become a dictator. Cuomo is now forcing regulations on food portions. You have to order "substantive" food in order to receive alcohol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vTagkh5a50

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Calls Police Union Chief ‘Cartoon Character,’ ‘Clown’ in Texts

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 24, 2020 24 Comments

I think I'll be writing about Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot for awhile because a new story about her comes out every day. Now the mayor found herself on the front pages because of text messages between her and the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police Union President John Catanzara.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ix9IkwjbUg

NY Times Blames ‘Nice White Parents’ for Public Education ‘Failing Black and Brown Kids’

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 24, 2020 70 Comments

First, there was the 1619 Project. Now The New York Times has a limited series called "Nice White Parents" because they're the people who get in the way of "building a better school system." Not just parents. The NYT had to single out white parents.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3GuOc6FSCo

Unemployment Claims Up Slightly, But Continuing Claims Dropped by 1.107 Million

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 23, 2020 6 Comments

The unemployment claims last week went up slightly to 1.416 million. However, continuing claims decreased. That means the unemployment went down a little bit to 11.1%. You need to remember that these numbers lag behind a week.

https://www.whio.com/news/crime-and-law/sheriffs-office-investigating-social-media-post-showing-man-kneeling-childs-neck/7GREMQGUZNC6DBZAFQCVDVZXKI/

Charges Pending Against Man in Photo Kneeling on Child’s Neck With Caption ‘BLM Now’

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 23, 2020 22 Comments

In Ohio, the Clark County Prosecutor's Office has charges pending against Isaiah Jackson, 20, the man accused of kneeling on a child's neck in a photo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ndQXLx3pdA

NYT Watered Down Margaret Sanger’s Racist, Eugenic Background

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 23, 2020 29 Comments

Planned Parenthood of New York will remove founder Margaret Sanger's name from its Manhattan clinic due to her history in eugenics. The New York Times provided quotes from people stating that Sanger was a racist and viewed birth control as a way to stop minorities from reproducing. The publication also did not mention the fact that Planned Parenthood will continue Sanger's mission. Ironically, the article reminds us that Sanger purposely placed her clinics in minority communities.

Former Google Engineer: Disappearance of Conservative Sites Might Have Exposed Blacklist

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 22, 2020 32 Comments

On Tuesday morning, numerous conservative outlets, including Legal Insurrection, disappeared from Google search results. During that time, the outlets appeared on searches on Bing, Yahoo, and DuckDuckGo.

https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/status/1286041141360627712

Trump Announces Operation Legend, Sending Federal Agents to Chicago and Other Cities Amid Rise in Violence

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 22, 2020 35 Comments

President Donald Trump announced Operation Legend, which involves sending federal agents to the Chicago and other cities that have seen a spike in violence since the death of George Floyd.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-9gdU61vjw

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Won’t Allow Trump’s ‘Troops’ to ‘Terrorize’ the City as 15 Shot at Funeral

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 22, 2020 69 Comments

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tweeted that she will not "allow Donald Trump's troops to come to Chicago and terrorize our residents." Timestamp: 6:02 p.m. What happened 28 minutes later? A person shot 15 people at a funeral on the South Side.

https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson/status/1285386153093464065

Tucker Carlson: NYT Doing Story On My House Location ‘to Injure my Wife and Kids’

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 21, 2020 61 Comments

Tucker Carlson told his audience on Fox News that The New York Times plans to publish the location of his house. He claims the publication wants to do this to injure his wife and kids to make him "shut up and stop disagree[ing] with them."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA1VW3lsyns

Dr. Fauci Chosen to Throw First Pitch on Opening Day at Yankees/Nationals Game

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 20, 2020 25 Comments

White House coronavirus member Dr. Anthony Fauci will throw out the first pitch at the New York Yankees/Washington Nationals game on Thursday. The MLB season has a late start, much to my disappointment, due to the coronavirus.

https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1277415316352573440

St. Louis Top Prosecutor Charging Couple Who Brandished Guns to Defend Their Property

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 20, 2020 72 Comments

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner filed charges against a couple who brandished their guns to defend their property against a mob headed to the mayor's office "with felony unlawful use of a weapon."

Associated Press Will Capitalize Black, But Not White Since They Haven’t Faced Discrimination Due to Skin Color

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 20, 2020 52 Comments

The Associated Press decided last month to capitalize the word "Black" when writing about race and culture. On Monday, the AP chose not to capitalize the word "white" because "white people in general have much less shared history and culture, and don’t have the experience of being discriminated against because of skin color."

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/19/metro/flush-with-donations-massachusetts-bail-fund-pays-free-defendants-across-state-many-facing-serious-charges/?s_campaign=bostonglobe%3Asocialflow%3Atwitter

Report: Massachusetts Bail Fund Freeing Defendants Facing Serious, Violent Charges

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 20, 2020 21 Comments

The Boston Globe reported that the Massachusetts Bail Fund wants to free everyone, but has waded into "controversial territory" since it has freed defendants facing serious and violent charges and long criminal records.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuW_iF3yEUg

Cannon Frustrated as Black Community Turns on Him, Calls Him a ‘Sell-Out for Apologizing’ for Anti-Semitism

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 20, 2020 38 Comments

I blogged about Nick Cannon's apology for his anti-Semitic comments. I noted that quite a few black people lashed out at him for the apology. Cannon also noticed the backlash. I guess he now realizes you cannot please everyone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3dDyFnBqJU

Man Accused of Punching NYPD Chief, Other Officers Released Without Bail

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 17, 2020 44 Comments

Quran Campbell, 25, faces assault charges in New York City for allegedly punching NYPD chief Terence Monahan and two other officers on Wednesday. The judge released Campbell without bail while holding Banks Shaborn, the second suspect, on $10,000 bail.

Nick Cannon Apologizes, Promises He’s ‘Committed to Deeper Connection, More Profound Learning’

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 16, 2020 49 Comments

Nick Cannon apologized for his anti-Semitic remarks on his podcast while also reiterating that he wants to learn from this experience. He also admitted his words came from an "uninformed and naïve place" and "reinforced the worst stereotypes of a proud and magnificent people."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy9Qg_a2i-Q&t=79s

Unemployment Claims Come in at 1.3 Million, Continuing Claims Down by 737,750

Posted by Mary Chastain on July 16, 2020 19 Comments

Unemployment claims continue to tumble! The Labor Department's report states that 1.3 million Americans filed unemployment claims last week, which is down by 10,000 from the previous week. Continuing claims fell by 737,750 to 17.338 million.

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